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Staff pay update

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:57:53 +0000

As talks toward a first contract continue between Queen’s and the union representing general support staff, the university has moved forward with its regular compensation processes for employees in grades 2-9 who are not members of United Steelworkers (USW) bargaining unit local 2010.

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Staff negotiations update

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:21:27 +0000

First contract negotiations with four staff groups are either underway or in the planning stage.

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Staff contract talks get underway

admin — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:48:14 +0000

First contract negotiations are scheduled to start later this month between the university and United Steelworkers Local 2010, the union representing general staff at Queen’s (grades 2-9).

Several meetings are scheduled between November 15 and the end of the year. Additional dates will be set for 2012.

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First contract talks to start for four employee groups

admin — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:14:05 +0000

This fall, first contract negotiations are set to begin between the university and four new bargaining units on campus.

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University Board ratifies collective agreement with QUFA

admin — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:42:29 +0000

The new agreement between the University and the Queen’s University Faculty Association (QUFA) is now official, with the Queen’s Board of Trustees voting to ratify the agreement earlier today.

Members of QUFA ratified the agreement in a three-day vote late last week.

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QUFA ratifies new collective agreement

admin — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 20:39:25 +0000

The negotiations between the University and the Queen’s University Faculty Association (QUFA) are now one step closer to reaching a conclusion with a majority of QUFA members voting to accept the contract offer.

Q: What is the purpose of the ratification process in collective bargaining?

admin — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:26:14 +0000

In unionized workplaces, during contract negotiations, collective bargaining committees can reach a tentative agreement on a new contract but that tentative agreement is almost always subject to ratification by the “principals” of both committees. The university’s principals are the members of the Board of Trustees or of a designated sub-committee of the Board. The union’s principals are the members of the bargaining unit. It is up to the bargaining unit members to accept or reject the tentative agreement. A majority vote in favour is necessary to approve – or “ratify” – the tentative agreement.

CUPE and University ratify new collective agreements

admin — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:24:03 +0000

The Queen’s Board of Trustees and employees in all three Queen’s locals of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) have ratified new collective agreements. The bargaining committees reached tentative deals on August 6 but they required the approval of both the Board and the employees in each bargaining unit.

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QUFA ratification vote scheduled

admin — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:24:58 +0000

The Queen’s University Faculty Association (QUFA) will hold an information meeting and a ratification vote next week on the tentative agreement reached Monday with the university.

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CUPE ratification votes set

admin — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:14:15 +0000

Members of the three campus locals of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) will vote Thursday August 18 on the tentative agreements reached earlier this month between the union and the university.

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